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A research conducted at the University of Granada revealed that emotions play an important role when health professionals have to certify that a patient is in terminal stage. To the purpose of this research, a qualitative study was undertaken with...

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Researchers at the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Clinical Hospital San Cecilio (Granada) and the University Rey Juan Carlos (Madrid), are applying a 30-minute massage to ease tension headaches, which are increasingly frequent in our society. The results...

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Researchers at the University of Granada managed to enhance the well-being and quality of life of patients with schizophrenia. The researchers worked with 14 patients diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Researchers at the University of Granada have designed...

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Researchers of the University of Granada have demonstrated that patients who have damage to the right prefrontal cortex of the brain present a deficit in intentional anticipation  (for example, when we put the vehicle in gear before the traffic light...

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This new system has enhanced successful early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease up to 90% through computer images, which is an important progress. The results obtained from this study have been published in the journals Information Sciences (2010), Neuroscience Letters (2009)...

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Researchers from the University of Granada have concluded that either being overweight or being too thin can affect negatively teenagers’ health. For the purpose of this study, 3,000 Spanish teenagers, 3,500 European teenagers and an additional sample of 126 teenagers...

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Spanish researchers have employed for the first time adult cells extracted from human heart tissue to turn stem cells from adipose tissue into cardiac myocytes. At present, the use of stem cells in heart disease treatments is one of the...

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A study conducted at the University of Granada revealed that breastfeeding mothers do not fulfil the recommended diary intake of fat, vitamins A, E and iron. Additionally, their consumption of proteins exceeded the recommended intake. To develop this study, the...

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Currently, this condition is diagnosed solely by exerting pressure at the tender points, in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of the ACR –the American College of Reumathology–, so it is easy to misinterpret the results. A research conducted at the...

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A biomaterial fibrin-agarose complexe was used to generate the artificial skin that was later grafted on to athymic nude mice. Optimal skin development, maturation and functionality results were obtained. This finding could be useful in developing new treatment approaches for...

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